Man arrested in brother's slaying

Nicholas George Koclanes, seen in an Aug. 6, 2013 booking mug provided Aug. 7, 2013 by the Comal County Sheriff's Department, was charged with the murder of his brother Ted Koclanes.

The Texas Rangers and New Braunfels police detectives arrested a 50-year-old San Antonio man Tuesday in the slaying of his 48-year-old brother.

Nicholas Koclanes is accused of shooting Ted Koclanes in his New Braunfels home in the 1000 block of Larkspur, according to New Braunfels police.

Nicholas Koclanes called the police the evening of July 12 saying he had not seen or heard from his brother and wanted the police to check on him. That night, police found Ted Koclanes in the back of his house with six gunshot wounds, according to a police affidavit.

By July 15, the case had become classified as a murder.

Over the course of several interviews with police, Nicholas Koclanes changed his alibi and new facts emerged — such as his ownership of a .32-caliber pistol, which matches the weapon used to kill his brother, according to the affidavit.

Police documents also show that Nicholas Koclanes attempted to have an associate lie about his location the day of the killing.

He was arrested in the parking lot of his apartment complex, in the 8800 block of Cinnamon Creek Drive, and was taken to the Comal County Jail. Bond has been set at $300,000.